Meta workers claiming AI fired them unlikely to see relief

A federal judge indicated he's likely to rule against 26 former Meta employees who sought an injunction claiming the company used AI systems, including one that tracks keystrokes, to select workers on maternity, paternity, or medical leave for its May layoffs affecting 10% of staff. Judge William Orrick said the record doesn't yet support the claim that AI drove their selection, despite what the workers' attorney called corroborating evidence from Meta's own declarations.

Meta's attorney denied AI determined the layoff list, calling it unremarkable that managers might note an employee's AI skills. Four plaintiffs face possible removal from the U.S. over the dispute, which Orrick called potentially irreparable but not enough, on its own, to warrant relief.

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